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2025 Best Nursing Education Schools in Texas

8 Colleges in Texas
336 Nursing Education Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in nursing education, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #181 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 8 schools in Texas to determine which ones were the best for nursing education students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 336 degrees in nursing education annually.

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Choosing a Great Nursing Education School

Best Nursing Education Schools in Texas Your choice of nursing education school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for nursing education schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Nursing Education Rankings by Degree Level

Master's Degrees in Nursing Education

The nursing education school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Nursing Education Schools in Texas. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Nursing Education in Texas

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the nursing education degree levels they offer.

Top Texas Schools in Nursing Education

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In TX

The University of Texas Medical Branch is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in nursing education. UTMB Galveston is a small public university located in the small city of Galveston.

There were approximately 9 nursing education students who graduated with this degree at UTMB Galveston in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in nursing education from The University of Texas Medical Branch

2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In TX
15.8% Growth in Graduates

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in nursing education. Located in the city of Lubbock, TTUHSC is a public university with a small student population.

There were approximately 19 nursing education students who graduated with this degree at TTUHSC in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in nursing education from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In TX

Texas A&M University - College Station is a good choice for students interested in a degree in nursing education. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #42 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Texas A&M College Station is a great university overall.

There were about 9 nursing education students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in nursing education from Texas A&M University - College Station

4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TX
147 Nursing Education Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in nursing education needs to take a look at The University of Texas at Arlington. Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #304 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UT Arlington is a great university overall.

There were approximately 147 nursing education students who graduated with this degree at UT Arlington in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in nursing education from The University of Texas at Arlington

5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In TX
32 Nursing Education Degrees Awarded

Located in the midsize city of Denton, TWU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #573 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means TWU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 32 nursing education students who graduated with this degree at TWU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in nursing education from Texas Woman’s University

6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In TX
36.7% Growth in Graduates

UT Tyler is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Tyler. This university ranks 36th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were roughly 30 nursing education students who graduated with this degree at UT Tyler in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in nursing education from The University of Texas at Tyler

7
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In TX

Located in the large city of El Paso, UTEP is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 49th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were roughly 24 nursing education students who graduated with this degree at UTEP in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in nursing education from The University of Texas at El Paso

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Lamar University
Beaumont, TX
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In TX

Lamar University is a large public university located in the medium-sized city of Beaumont. This university ranks 78th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were roughly 12 nursing education students who graduated with this degree at Lamar University in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in nursing education from Lamar University

Best Nursing Education Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Nursing Education Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Arizona 670 149
Oklahoma 565 25

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One of 6 majors within the Bioethics/Medical Ethics area of study, Nursing Education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Medical/Health Humanities 207
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 22
Health Professions Education 8

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